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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft [Secure]
by Stephen King
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"If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time or the tools to write." In 1999, Stephen King began to write about his craft--and his life. By midyear, a widely reported accident jeopardized the survival of both. And in his months of recovery, the link between writing and living became more crucial than ever. Rarely has a book on writing been so clear, so useful, and so revealing. On Writing begins with a mesmerizing account of King's childhood and his uncannily early focus on writi... more info>> (Published: 2000)
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Sometimes the Magic Works: Lesson from a Writing Life [Secure]
by Terry Brooks
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In 1841, a St. Louis businessman had a dream: to open up the far reaches of the Yellowstone river and commerce with In 1977, the New York Times Trade Paperback Bestseller list--back then the exclusive province of self-help guides, cartoon collections, and any number of cat books--played host to its very first work of fiction: The Sword of Shannara, an epic quest through a mythical land, by first-time author Terry Brooks. Nineteen New York Times bestselling novels later, it would be easy enough t... more info>> (Published: 2003)
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Vector Theory and the Plot Structures of Literature and Drama
by Cynthia Joyce Clay
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This book examines what literary and dramatic plotting is--what plot is. The premise of this book is that the concept of forces in literature and drama is analogous to the concept of forces in physics. In physics, vectors represent the forces that push and pull--that move, propel, objects. Vectors are used analogously to describe how characters, objects, and locations which are the "bodies" of literature and drama reflect the propelling of literary and dramatic "forces." Vector theory "elegantly... more info>> (Published: 2005)
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A Class Apart: Prodigies, Pressure, and the Passion Inside One of America's Best High Schools [Secure]
by Alec Klein
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Enter Stuyvesant High, one of the most extraordinary schools in America, a place where the brainiacs prevail and jocks are embarrassed to admit they play on the woeful football team. Academic competition is so intense that students say they can have only two of these three things: good grades, a social life, or sleep. About one in four Stuyvesant students gains admission to the Ivy League. And the school's alumni include several Nobel laureates, Academy Award winners, and luminaries in the arts,... more info>>
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A Dash of Expectation: Poems of the Classroom
by Russell J. Fee
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These accessible poems take you into the classroom where you will find triumph and defeat; spirit and apathy; laughter and tears; pettiness and heroics, sometimes all in the same day. (Published: 2009)
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A Is for Admission [Secure]
by Michele A. Hernandez
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Plenty of college admission guides promise to help students crack the Ivy League, but few of these have detailed knowledge to backup their advice. Michele Hernandez, on the other hand, is the ultimate insider. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Dartmouth College, she also worked as Dartmouth's assistant director of admissions for four years. In A Is for Admissions, Hernandez describes the step-by-step process Ivy League schools use to evaluate an application. Along theway she settles some ancient deba... more info>>
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Acing the College Application: How to Maximize Your Chance for Admission to the College of Your Choice [Secure]
by Michele Hernandez
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With so many qualified applicants, competition for college admissions is fiercer than ever. Now you can put yourself ahead of the pack by making your application flawless! When applying for college, good grades and high standardized test scores are not always enough to guarantee admission. What sets you apart, argues Michele Hernandez, is the way you describe yourself in your application. But how do you present yourself with flair, and highlight all your talents, skills, and passions, in just a ... more info>> (Published: 2002)
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American Schools: The $100 Billion Challenge [Secure]
by Dwight Allen, William Cosby
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From Bill Cosby, actor, entertainer, and New York Times bestselling author of Fatherhood and Congratulations (Now What?) comes a groundbreaking eBook with the potential to reinvent education in America. Exchanging comedy for community activism, Bill Cosby teams up with Dwight Allen, Eminent Professor of Education Reform at Old Dominion University, to issue a challenge to the federal government and the new captains of industry: produce one hundred billion dollars and reform, revamp, and reinvent ... more info>> (Published: 2000)
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Experience and Education [Secure]
by John Dewey
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Experience and Education is the best concise statement on education ever published by John Dewey, the man acknowledged to be the pre-eminent educational theorist of the twentieth century. Written more than two decades after Democracy and Education (Dewey's most comprehensive statement of his position in educational philosophy), this book demonstrates how Dewey reformulated his ideas as a result of his intervening experience with the progressive schools and in the light of the criticisms his theo... more info>>
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Genius Denied: How to Stop Wasting Our Brightest Young Minds [Secure]
by Laura Vanderkam
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With all the talk of failing schools these days, we often forget that schools can fail their brightest students too. Gifted children forced into a "one size fits all" approach to schooling find themselves bored or frustrated, which can lead to under-achievement, behavioral problems, or depression. Without sufficient challenges and resources, say Jan and Bob Davidson, America's brightest young minds languish, never reaching their full potential. Society can't afford that loss. In Genius Denied, t... more info>>
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High School Confidential: Secrets of an Undercover Student [Secure]
by Jeremy Iversen
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It's spring semester at Mirador High in Southern California, and twenty-four-year-old Jeremy Iversen is going deep undercover to deliver the real deal about the dull classes and fast times of American teens today. Trading in his suit and tie for jeans and skater shoes, Iversen posed as a senior transfer student. He took six classes five days a week, dissected a cat, got sent to detention, hung out at the mall, signed yearbooks, and graduated in cap and gown. He infiltrated the homes of his teena... more info>>
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Homeschooling for Excellence [Secure]
by David Colfax
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It shows you how you can take charge of your children's education--in an invaluable sourcebook that will help you find a rewarding and successful alter-native to our failing schools.
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Homeschooling for Success: How Parents Can Create a Superior Education for Their Child [Secure]
by Rebecca Kochenderfer
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The fastest-growing alternative in education today, homeschooling boasts over 2 million families whose children perform better on standardized tests and work far above their grade level. Now this practical, hands-on guide from the #1 homeschooling Web site Homeschool.com gives you everything you need to create a customized education plan that works with your child's unique intelligence and learning style. Veteran homeschoolers and interested newcomers alike will benefit.
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Homework Without Tears [Secure]
by Lee Canter
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Parents with school-aged children will find in this volume the help they need to create an unstressful learning environment in the home and motivate their youngsters to succeed in school.
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How to Write a Resume and Get a Job [Secure]
by Luis Cortes
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Finding a job can be nerve-racking. It's hard to know even where to begin: Where are jobs listed? What skills do you need? How can you make your resume stand out? A job hunt involves many unspoken rules that can't be broken, and it's easy to unknowingly hurt your chances. In How to Write a Resume and Get a Job, the Reverend Luis Cortes Jr. supplies you with the necessary information for securing a promising job. He will lead you through every step, from searching and applying to negotiating for ... more info>>
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Lecture to Art Students [MP3 Audio]
by Oscar Wilde
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With a professional's insight, an opinionated mind, and not a small amount of trademark dry wit, Oscar Wilde offers his advice on "what makes an artist and what does the artist make; what are the relations of the artist to his surroundings, what is the education the artist should get, and what is the quality of a good work of art." Read by Damian Hess. (Published: 1883)
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Letters to a Young Teacher [Secure]
by Jonathan Kozol
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In these affectionate letters to Francesca, a first grade teacher at an inner-city school in Boston, Jonathan Kozol vividly describes his repeated visits to her classroom while, under Francesca's likably irreverent questioning, he also reveals his own most personal stories of the years that he has spent in public schools. Letters to a Young Teacher reignites a number of the controversial issues Jonathan has powerfully addressed in recent years: the mania of high-stakes testing that turns many cl... more info>>
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Lost at School: Why Our Kids with Behavioral Challenges are Falling Through the Cracks and How We Can Help Them [Secure]
by Ross W. Greene
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From a distinguished clinician, pioneer in working with behaviorally challenging kids, and author of the acclaimed The Explosive Child comes a groundbreaking approach for understanding and helping these kids and transforming school discipline.Frequent visits to the principal's office. Detentions. Suspensions. Expulsions. These are the established tools of school discipline for kids who don't abide by school rules, have a hard time getting along with other kids, don't seem to respect authority, d... more info>>
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Middle School: The Real Deal [Secure]
by Juliana Farrell
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What your older sister won't tell you ... What your parents don't know ... Where's the cafeteria? How do I get to my next class, with all the right books, in less than five minutes? How do I deal with standardized tests? Which clubs should I join? Can I bring my iPod to school? If I get stuffed in my locker, how long will it take for someone to find me? From cliques to class schedules, electives to extra credit, cafeteria food to combination locks, you'll find everything you need to know right ... more info>>
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Morning by Morning: How We Home-Schooled our African-American Sons to the Ivy League [Secure]
by Paula Penn-Nabrit
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Home schooling has long been regarded as a last resort, particularly by African-American families. But in this inspirational and practical memoir, Paula Penn-Nabrit shares her intimate experiences of home-schooling her three sons, Charles, Damon, and Evan. Paula and her husband, C. Madison, decided to home-school their children after racial incidents at public and private schools led them to the conclusion that the traditional educational system would be damaging to their sons' self-esteem. This... more info>> (Published: 2003)
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No Uncertain Terms: More Writing from the Popular [Secure]
by William Safire
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There is no wittier, more amiable or more astute word maven than Pulitzer Prizewinning columnist William Safire. For many people, the first item on the agenda for Sunday morning is to sit down and read Safire's "On Language" column in The New York Times Magazine, then to compose a "Gotcha" letter to the Times. Each of his books on language is a classic, to be read, re-read and fought over. Safire is the beloved, slightly crotchety guru of contemporary vocabulary, speech, language, usage and wr... more info>> (Published: 2003)
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Professors' Guide to Getting Good Grades in College [Secure]
by Lynn F. Jacobs, Jeremy S. Hyman
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The Professors' Guide to Getting Good Grades in College is the first book to reveal the insider secrets about how professors really grade. The book offers high-value, practical tips about how to succeed at each of the five "grade-bearing" moments of the semester: (1) The Start (2) The Class (3) The Exam (4) The Paper and (5) The Last Month of the Semester. Fast-paced, entertaining, and easy-to-follow, the Professors' Guide will help you get truly excellent grades in college. (Published: 2006)
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Relentless Pursuit: A Year in the Trenches with Teach for America [Secure]
by Donna Foote
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A revealing look inside a national phenomenon, Teach For America, which, since its founding in 1990, has pursued one of the most daring--and controversial--strategies for closing the educational achievement gap between the richest and poorest students in the country. The story is set in South Los Angeles at Locke High School, an institution founded in 1967 in the spirit of renewal that followed the devastating Watts riots but that, four decades on, has made frustratingly little progress in lifti... more info>>
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Teach with Your Heart: Lessons I Learned from the Freedom Writers [Secure]
by Erin Gruwell
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In this memoir and call to arms, Erin Gruwell, the dynamic young teacher who nurtured a remarkable group of high school students from Long Beach, California, who called themselves the Freedom Writers, picks up where The Freedom Writers Diary (and the movie The Freedom Writers) end and catches the reader up to where they are today. Teach with Your Heart will include the Freedom Writers' unforgettable trip to Auschwitz, where they met with Holocaust survivors; toured the attic of their beloved Ann... more info>>
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The Bilingual Edge: Why, When, and How to Teach Your Child a Second Language [Secure]
by Kendall King
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It's no secret that parents want their children to have the lifelong cultural and intellectual advantages that come from being bilingual. Parents spend millions of dollars every year on classes, computer programs, and toys, all of which promise to help children learn a second language. But many of their best efforts (and investments) end in disappointment. In The Bilingual Edge, professors and parents King and Mackey wade through the hype and provide clear insights into what actually works. No m... more info>>
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